Meanwhile, in another hall of the palace, shouts and laughter mingled together.

At the front, in the main seat, sat two enormous creatures: one with two horns on its head and flowing dragon whiskers, and the other with a simple, honest smile on its face, its body as round as a ball.

Kaido!

And Charlotte Linlin!

"Oh my god, your daughter has run away!"

Charlotte Linlin held up her wine cup, looked at the lively scene below, chuckled twice, and drank the wine in her cup in one gulp.

Thumbs up!

At the same time, Kaido raised his wine cup, drank it all in one gulp, and made a strange swallowing sound.

Crash!

As soon as he finished drinking, Kaido's eyes widened, and he smashed the wine cup to pieces, the crisp sound echoing on the ground.

"It's a son!"

He glared at Lingling and shouted, "That bastard Yamato escaped so easily! And that Straw Hat Pirates gang, they dared to cause trouble on my territory. If I catch them again, I'll kill them!"

“Well, well, well, well, they’re like ground squirrels, so hard to catch!” Charlotte Linlin laughed. “If it were someone like Kuro, it would be much easier.”

"Hmph, if it were him, he wouldn't have run away. Also, don't mention this person. Linlin, don't you know what you did back then? Udon hasn't recovered yet!" Kaido roared.

"Mmm..." Charlotte Linlin chuckled twice. "If I run into Kuro again, of course I'll get my revenge!"

"Lord Kaido!!"

Suddenly, a pirate burst in from outside, hurriedly approaching with a newspaper in his hand.

"Huh?! What's the rush?"

Kaido glared at the pirate, his fists clenched, as if he would have thrown a punch if it weren't important.

The pirate was startled by Kaido's glare, but still tremblingly handed over the newspaper, saying, "The newspaper that suddenly fell down is about... that Marine named Golden Lion!"

"Golden Lion? Kuro?!"

Kaido's eyes widened further, and he pinched the newspaper, which was quite small for his size, with two fingers. He unfolded it, took a look, and then bit down on it.

Charlotte Linlin leaned closer, her face darkening.

Kuro became the world's greatest swordsman?

That's nothing, but what they discovered wasn't just that, there was other news as well. The newspaper was divided into three sections, the largest of which was the section about Kuro becoming the world's greatest swordsman, but there was another section below that caught their attention.

[Two of the Four Emperors of Wano Country are no match for the Golden Lion!]

The gist of the content under the title is that Clow broke into Wano Country, fought two of the Four Emperors, and then left triumphantly.

While it's generally true, there's a fundamental difference. Only they themselves know the true situation of the battle. At that time, it was impossible to continue fighting, and Kuro retreated in time. If they had stayed, he would have been left behind, but the fact is, he left.

"Damn Kuro!"

Kaido gritted his teeth and said, "When have I ever been no match for him!"

"Ma ma ma ma!!"

Charlotte Linlin's eyes were bloodshot as she said in a low voice, "Kuro... if we meet again, I must kill him!"

...

On an island in the New World.

Bang!

A tremor rippled out from somewhere on the island, shaking the entire island. On a flat area at the heart of the island, several figures sat with a campfire burning in the center, illuminating their faces.

There were four people gathered around the campfire.

A man in a uniform, wearing a cap, and smoking a cigar.

One was a rather burly woman with a long nose, wearing a wicked smile.

A tall, thin man with a monocle, and a man with a cane, a top hat, and clown makeup.

These four are the current captains of the Blackbeard Pirates: Shiryu, Devon, Van Augur, and Laffitte.

Meanwhile, a bulky and burly figure was punching the island, and the tremors were caused by his punches.

"The world's greatest swordsman?"

Shiryu looked at the newspaper in his hand, exhaled a smoke ring, and then stopped, unsure of what to say.

In the light of the campfire, the face on the newspaper looked so arrogant and domineering.

In the past, Shiryu would never have been convinced, after all, even at Marineford, they had exchanged a few blows and felt that they were not much different. But last time at G-3, he witnessed Kuro's power.

In fact, his strength is indeed beyond my reach.

"Muru... that Kuro, he's so annoying, there's news about him everywhere." Devon said with a laugh, his tone full of murderous intent.

“It’s fate’s choice, there’s nothing we can do. We failed, so naturally we’ll be criticized.” Van Oka’s eyes glanced at another page in the newspaper.

Besides this section, there's also news about Kuro entering Wano Country to fight Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, and... news about the complete annihilation of Blackbeard.

Vice Admiral Jinni engaged the Blackbeard Pirates at G-3 Fortress, inflicting heavy casualties on them. Blackbeard's whereabouts are unknown!

That's why Blackbeard got angry just now.

"Oh ho ho ho, Captain, you've been underestimated." Lafitte adjusted the brim of his hat and looked at Teach not far away.

"Hahaha, what can we do? We failed!"

Teach then turned around, a smile spreading across his face, revealing his missing teeth. He stared at the contents of the newspaper and laughed, "Let's get our revenge on him when we're fully prepared. For now, let him continue to be famous. He'll get complacent eventually!"

...

Headquarters.

The two newspapers seemed to have been blown by the wind, and one of them rolled up and landed right on the table where they were sitting, right in front of Sakazuki.

Sakazuki glanced down, a slight smile playing on his lips, then looked at Kuro and said in a deep voice, "Kuro, well done, thank you for your hard work."

"Oh~ that's really scary." Kizaru pouted, staring at the newspaper.

"What? What's wrong?"

Garp reached out, grabbed the newspaper, glanced at it, and burst out laughing: "Pfft, hahaha, it's finally being reported! That's amazing!"

Warring States and Crane smiled there, as if they had expected this.

No, why are you looking at me again?

Kuro frowned, realizing that things were not so simple.

With a flick of his finger, another newspaper on the ground floated up and landed in front of him.

With just one glance, Kuro's eyes widened instantly.

There's a very familiar photo above; it's taken very handsomely and looks somewhat like me.

Well, it doesn't matter.

But what's with the title on the page above?

The title of World's Greatest Swordsman has changed hands!

[Two warriors from Wano Country are no match for the Golden Lion!]

Vice Admiral Jinni engaged the Blackbeard Pirates at G-3 Fortress, inflicting heavy casualties on them. Blackbeard's whereabouts are unknown!

Kuro was familiar with the title above; it referred to recent events that had happened to him, but...

"What's going on? Where did this newspaper come from? Wasn't it already reported? Why is it happening again?" Kuro stared wide-eyed, full of doubt.